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and as jim avila reports, federal officials are already investigating two other flights, both boeing 757s, with the very same issue. >> during climbout, rows passenger seats, row 12 d, e, and f, came loose on the floor. >> reporter: american airlines flight 685, from boston to miami, diverted in mid-flight, declaring an emergency and landing at jfk in new york, because a row of seats had disengaged from its rail on nearly a nearly full flight. one of the displaced passengers is moved to the flight attendants' jump seat. but fearing turbulence en route, the captain decides to land before the loose row becomes an in-flight missile. >> we don't want that thing flying around and hurting the passengers behind it. the seat is loose and can rotate pretty quickly. >> reporter: a second american flight, from jfk, this time, to miami, turned back after takeoff because of loose seats. elevating american's struggles from inconvenience, to safety concerns. >> i think it could be sabotage. or it could just be sloppiness. but either way, it's kind of a disaster for the airline. >> reporter: america
and as jim avila reports, federal officials are already investigating two other flights, both boeing 757s, with the very same issue. >> during climbout, rows passenger seats, row 12 d, e, and f, came loose on the floor. >> reporter: american airlines flight 685, from boston to miami, diverted in mid-flight, declaring an emergency and landing at jfk in new york, because a row of seats had disengaged from its rail on nearly a nearly full flight. one of the displaced passengers is...
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tmz caught up with jim lehrer moderator of the debate. there was this whole controversy over the debaters, the moderators are not supposed to sort of step into the debates and be kind of quiet. maybe was jim lehrer a little too quiet? tmz caught up. this is what he had to say. >> do you feel you were disrespected by president obama and governor romney? >> i didn't expect much. >> they worried that he was treated like a doormat was part of the possibility. >> yeah. they both kind of ran right over him. give me more time. i'm going to continue. jim didn't seem to have a lot of control in the debate. >> it's hard, though, rob. >> it's intimidating. how do you tell the president, how do you control that? has to be a better way. other people have done a better way. i don't think other moderators, whether it's our own martha raddatz or candy crowley, i think you would have seen a different tone. >> should have considered simon cowell. for this role. exactly. >> exactly. >> who was on -- >> jim, 12th, perhaps final. >>> real quick news here. j-l
tmz caught up with jim lehrer moderator of the debate. there was this whole controversy over the debaters, the moderators are not supposed to sort of step into the debates and be kind of quiet. maybe was jim lehrer a little too quiet? tmz caught up. this is what he had to say. >> do you feel you were disrespected by president obama and governor romney? >> i didn't expect much. >> they worried that he was treated like a doormat was part of the possibility. >> yeah. they...
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jim, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. american pilots could be at the bargaining table as early as today, perhaps bringing to an end a string of delays that is crippling the reputation of the bankrupt airline which seems to be suffering one maintenance problem to another. this morning, the embattled american airlines under the microscope again. >> i have a gear unsafe flight. >> reporter: another american flight forced to make an emergency landing after an apparent mid-flight maintenance issue. flight 1862, travelling from dallas to st. louis tuesday, turned around after the landing gear appears to jam. >> emergency at this time. we're coming back into dallas. i did get all three gear back down position. >> reporter: it's serious enough, passengers are told to brace. >> when they said assume the position, it was scary. >> reporter: the plane lands safely. though some onboard are skeptical because of american's labor dispute with pilots. >> some people are cheering as we're landing. and the rest of us are thinking, is this
jim, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. american pilots could be at the bargaining table as early as today, perhaps bringing to an end a string of delays that is crippling the reputation of the bankrupt airline which seems to be suffering one maintenance problem to another. this morning, the embattled american airlines under the microscope again. >> i have a gear unsafe flight. >> reporter: another american flight forced to make an emergency landing after an...
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jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> with hours to go until the presidential debate, the obama campaign is being accused of being racially divisive. at issue now are previously unreported remarks made by then candidate obama to largely african-american audience back in 2007. obama suggested the federal government overlooked new orleans' residents suffering in the wake of hurricane katrina. >> what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar? where's your money? makes no sense! tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans, they don't care about as much. >> the founder of the conservative website that released the tape says those comments are evidence obama was quote, whipping up hatred and fear. meanwhile the obama campaign released this statement. it says, quote, in a transparent attempt to change the sumg from his comments attacking half of the american people, mitt romney's allies recirculated video of the 2007 event that was open to and extennively covered by the press at the time. >> and romney's camp responded to this sayi
jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> with hours to go until the presidential debate, the obama campaign is being accused of being racially divisive. at issue now are previously unreported remarks made by then candidate obama to largely african-american audience back in 2007. obama suggested the federal government overlooked new orleans' residents suffering in the wake of hurricane katrina. >> what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar? where's your money? makes no...
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jim avila, abc news, new york. >> wow. i guess when you look at that story, you hope there's not some kind of connection between that labor dispute and this sudden, you know, uptick of maintenance issues. that's kind of crazy though. and for two, you know, in a short number of days? that's crazy. >> an airline spokesman says there's no correlation, but it's not just those two. they went in and inspected two planes in question, they found other seats were loose as well. according to maintenance reports, preliminary information indicates both aircraft had undergone maintenance during which the seats had been removed and reinstalled, including those two airplanes. >> wow. maybe the only bright side is the folks in the front had more leg room, but that's about it. trying to find a silver lining. that's kinded of scary. >> mm-hmm. >>> moving on this morning, the supreme court has dealt a legal defeat to a florida man trying to challenge the tsa's full-body scanners and enhanced pat-downs. on the first day of the new session, ju
jim avila, abc news, new york. >> wow. i guess when you look at that story, you hope there's not some kind of connection between that labor dispute and this sudden, you know, uptick of maintenance issues. that's kind of crazy though. and for two, you know, in a short number of days? that's crazy. >> an airline spokesman says there's no correlation, but it's not just those two. they went in and inspected two planes in question, they found other seats were loose as well. according to...
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abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila, has been on this story from the beginning. jim, if nothing else, they think they've solved the problem this time. >> reporter: good morning, josh. two important things for american passengers to note this morning. first of all, american says they have, indeed, found the cause. and are now retrofitting all of those 757s with an additional lock, a bolt, that will bolt the seats to the floor and make sure they don't flip around anymore. three of them did in three, separate flights during the week here in the last few days. one of them, even flipping the seats back into the row behind them. the second important thing to note, as you say, this will mean lots of delays and cancellations. in fact, nearly 100 cancellations in the last two days. they'll continue through saturday, maybe into sunday. and then, though, american airlines says, the good news is, it will all be fixed and things will get back to normal. josh? >> that's very good news, indeed. jim avila, thank you for that. >>> investigators now say it's possible that the bord
abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila, has been on this story from the beginning. jim, if nothing else, they think they've solved the problem this time. >> reporter: good morning, josh. two important things for american passengers to note this morning. first of all, american says they have, indeed, found the cause. and are now retrofitting all of those 757s with an additional lock, a bolt, that will bolt the seats to the floor and make sure they don't flip around anymore. three...
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jim avila, abc news, new york. >> neither one of us, of course, sat on that jury, but i think it's common opinion most people consider him to be guilty for a multitude of reasons. the statements, the creepy interview with bob costas, and one of the lines, "think about how easy it was for them to turn on me, given the information, attention, and potential perks." his statement is trying to make himself sound like a victim. let's take that at its value for a second. why would the community all of a sudden conspire against this man using the most horrifying kinds of charges. it's just baffling i think to so many folks. >> yeah. and the saddest part is there doesn't seem to be any remorse for any of the victims at all. >> no. >> now they have to be concerned with where to place him in the state in terms of penitentiaries. there is 25 prisons for men in pennsylvania, but none that have a specific ward or housing unit for sex offenders. you have to be concerned about that. he is going to be a target. >> his safety. there is court justice and jail justice. crimes against women and especially kid
jim avila, abc news, new york. >> neither one of us, of course, sat on that jury, but i think it's common opinion most people consider him to be guilty for a multitude of reasons. the statements, the creepy interview with bob costas, and one of the lines, "think about how easy it was for them to turn on me, given the information, attention, and potential perks." his statement is trying to make himself sound like a victim. let's take that at its value for a second. why would the...
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abc's jim avila reports from bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: this is what three months in the slammer can do to a man. jerry sandusky has lost weight. his skin turned gray. and his gregarious everyone's pal persona shrunken inward, the arrogance gone. >> he did not have the annoying grin the a defeated man today. >> reporter: that was before the judge lowered the boom. not a day less than 30 years, as many as 60. >> he will not get out until he's 97 or 98 years old. so he's going to die in prison. >> reporter: his wife dottie in court for support. sandusky complained about the verdi verdict, and in a defiant trim bling voice proclaimed his innocence, quote, i feel a need to talk. i didn't do these alleged disgusting acts. a more emotional echo of what we heard him say in a public statement released to the penn state radio station. >> they can treat me as a monster, but they can't take away my heart. >> reporter: but in court sandusky would not have the last word. three of his ten victims confronted him face to face. victim five, i'm haunted by his naked body. victim six, kids
abc's jim avila reports from bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: this is what three months in the slammer can do to a man. jerry sandusky has lost weight. his skin turned gray. and his gregarious everyone's pal persona shrunken inward, the arrogance gone. >> he did not have the annoying grin the a defeated man today. >> reporter: that was before the judge lowered the boom. not a day less than 30 years, as many as 60. >> he will not get out until he's 97 or 98 years...